Abstract: A substantially non-aqueous, free-flowing, storable liquid washing or cleaning formulation comprising:A) from more than 20 to less than 78% by weight of at least one nonionic surfactant;B) from 0.1 to 25% by weight of at least one anionic surfactant;C) from 1 to less than 20% by weight of at least one water-soluble builder; andD) from more than 20 to 35% by weight of at least one bleaching agent.

Abstract: An aqueous liquid detergent comprising an anionic surfactant, a nonionic surfactant, an alkyl glucoside, a soap of an unsaturated or saturated fatty acid, a polyhydric alcohol and from about 10 to about 20% by weight of citric acid or an alkali metal salt thereof.

Abstract: A process for preparing a storage-stable and free-flowing concentrated water-based liquid detergent containing 15 to 35% by weight of anionic surfactant, 20 to 35% by weight of nonionic surfactant, and from 5 to 20% by weight of alcohol. A dilute sodium hydroxide solution is heated to 70.degree. to 85.degree. C. to which is added a fatty acid and the alcohol. The mixture is stirred at 350 to 500 r.p.m. for 3 to 10 minutes. The anionic surfactant and nonionic surfactant are added to the mixture and stirred at 150 to 350 r.p.m.

Abstract: A concentrated aqueous liquid detergent containing 8 to 25% by weight of a C.sub.12-18 alkane sulfonate, 21 to 32% by weight of an ethoxylated fatty alcohol, 5 to 10% by weight of a partly esterified copolymer, and optionally 1 to 22% by weight other surfactants. The partially esterified copolymer is a copolymer of a C.sub.4-26 olefin or a mixture of a C.sub.4-28 olefin and up to 20 mole percent of a C.sub.1-28 alkyl vinyl ether, and an ethylenically unsaturated dicarboxylic anhydride having from 4 to 8 carbon atoms.

Abstract: An aqueous liquid detergent comprising an anionic surfactant, a nonionic surfactant, an alkyl glucoside, a soap of an unsaturated or saturated fatty acid, a polyhydric alcohol and from abut 10 to abut 20% by weight of citric acid or an alkali metal salt thereof.

Abstract: A paste-form bleaching preparation containing 50 to 65% by weight perborate monohydrate in a liquid medium which consists predominantly or completely of addition products of ethylene oxide and long-chain saturated alcohols.

Abstract: A bleaching liquid detergent composition containing(A) 3 to 9% by weight of a C.sub.12-18 alkyl sulfate in the form of the sodium or potassium salt,(B) 8 to 20% by weight, based on free fatty acid, of a saturated or unsaturated sodium or potassium soap,(C) 0.3 to 3% by weight of an alkyl glucoside corresponding to the formula RO(G).sub.x, wherein R is a C.sub.8-18 alkyl radical, G is a glucose unit and x is a number of 1 to 10,(D) 8 to 18% by weight of an ethoxylated C.sub.12-18 alcohol containing on average 5 to 9 moles ethylene oxide,(E) 2 to 10% by weight hydrogen peroxide,(F) 0.3 to 2% by weight citric acid present as Na or K citrate, and(G) the balance, a solvent mixture consisting of water and monohydric or polyhydric alcohols containing 2 to 6 carbon atoms.

Abstract: A phosphate-free liquid detergent containing anionic and nonionic surfactants, zeolite, and electrolyte system selected from carbonates, sulfates, chlorides, acetates and citrates with the proviso that the electrolyte system contain at least one carbonate and one sulfate, and water.

Abstract: A liquid detergent based on nonionic and anionic surfactants, and optionally particulate builder materials, contains a non-surfactant component which increases the wash efficiency, comprising the combination of low-polarity and mid- to high-polarity organic liquids. The low-polarity liquids are hydrocarbons, while the mid- to high-polarity liquids are esters, ethers, ketones or alcohols. The detergents have a satisfactory viscosity behavior, good miscibility with water and good wash efficiency.

Abstract: Soiled textile articles are washed by the addition of a determined amount of a detergent concentrate containing surfactants to the textile articles to be cleaned while the textiles are dry or only damp. The aqueous washing liquor is formed by the gradual addition of water to the textile articles while they are rotated. At room temperature, the detergent concentrate is to a substantial extent a paste-to dough-like substance, stable in form, and is applied to the textile articles in such an amount that the major portion of the surfactants together with further detergent constituents, if desired, are applied to the textiles or on an article of textile provided with markings for the correct detergent dose, as a dosing aid.

Abstract: The invention provides a substantially anhydrous gas-free liquid detergent based on non-ionic surfactants containing a liquid surfactant component comprising adducts of from 2 to 8 moles ethylene oxide with 1 mole C.sub.10-20 - fatty alcohol, anionic surfactant, and low molecular weight polyethylene glycol. The liquid surfactant component makes up at least 20% by weight of the detergent as a whole; the ratio of fatty alcohol ethoxylate to anionic surfactant is from 1:1 to 2:1; and the detergent has a density of from 1.4 to 1.8. Typically, the detergent includes a particulate solids component which is incorporated with the liquid components as separate component fractions of differing particle size.

Abstract: A liquid, readily pourable detergent concentrate having fabric-softening properties is free from builder salts and contains the following constituents: (a) from about 5 to about 15% by weight of sodium alkylbenzene sulfonate, (b) from about 7 to about 20% by weight of ethoxylated alcohols containing from 12 to 18 carbon atoms in the alcohol residue and from 5 to 10 glycol ether groups, (c) from about 6 to about 16% by weight, based on the weight of the fatty acids used to form the soap, of saturated or monounsaturated fatty acids containing from 12 to 18 C-atoms, present as a water-soluble soap, (d) from about 7 to about 15% by weight of a fatty acid diethanolamide derived from C.sub.16 -C.sub.18 fatty acids of which at least 50% are monounsaturated, (e) from about 0.2 to about 3% by weight of sequestering agents, (f) from about 5 to about 15% by weight of low molecular weight alcohols and from about 25 to about 45% by weight of water.

Abstract: This invention relates to a process for preparing bleach activator granulates comprising from about 90 to 98 percent by weight of bleach activator and from about 10 to 2 percent by weight of granulating adjuvant, based on the weight of the anhydrous components, which comprises the steps of:(a) mixing powdered bleach activator which has a mean particle size of from about 0.01 to 0.8 mm with from about 50 to 100 percent by weight of the total granulating adjuvant to be used, which granulating adjuvant comprises a water-soluble cellulose ether, starch, or starch ether in the form of a free-flowing powder having a mean particle size of from about 0.01 to 0.8 mm;(b) moistening the mixture from step (a) with water or an aqueous solution containing the remainder of the granulating adjuvant in a solution of from about 0.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for bleaching washed textiles in the tumbler of a mechanical laundry drier with an aqueous solution of hydrogen peroxide in an amount such that the residual moisture adhering to the textile material before drying contains 0.05 to 1 gm/liter of hydrogen peroxide, the drying being conducted so that the moist textile material assumes a temperature of at least 50.degree. C., preferably 55.degree. C. to 80.degree. C., for a period of at least 10 to 60 minutes. An addition of quaternary ammonium salts improves the bleach result and the softness of the textile material. An addition of a powdered bleaching activator of the N-acyl type also improves the bleach results.

Abstract: A laundry finishing treatment rope for use in a mechanical laundry drier comprising an entwined strand of textile fibers in a cord form having both ends secured against fraying, the rope being impregnated with 10% to 90% by weight of a substance of the laundry finishing treatment type effective in a mechanical laundry drier; as well as the method of finishing laundry by tumble drying the laundry in the presence of the rope in a mechanical laundry drier.

Abstract: A laundry finishing treatment article for use in a mechanical laundry drier to treat fabrics with a substance of the laundry finishing type and a laundry odorant, the article comprising a hollow bag of two-layer composite sheeting having a pillowlike form closed on all sides, the external layer of said two-layer composite sheeting being an open-celled absorbent layer containing an amount effective to treat said fabrics of the substance, which substance is substantially solid at room temperature and softened or liquefied at elevated drier temperatures to enable a transfer of the substance to the laundry during the drying thereof, and the internal layer of the two-layer composite sheeting being a plastic film substantially gas-impermeable at room temperature and gas-permeable to the odorant at elevated drier temperatures, the film enclosing an effective amount of the odorant; as well as the process for after-treating laundry in a drier in which the above laundry finishing treatment article is introduced into a

Abstract: A laundry finishing treatment agent in package form for use in a mechanical laundry drier comprising a paste of effective substances of the fabric softening type, textile antistatic type, disinfectant type and, optionally, odorants mixed with a liquid, in a package of film material having a pillow-like form with one side impermeable to said effective substance and the other side having a plurality of slits therein.

Abstract: A sachet consisting of a closed packet of a semipermeable to gas plastic film containing an odor-producing composition of a fragrant nature absorbed on an inert absorbent carrier, particularly for use in household clothes driers.